| Windows 7: Get back XP Style "All Programs" ? |
05 Feb 2010
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Get back XP Style "All Programs" ? Is it possible to return the "All Programs" link back to what we saw in XP?
I have a bunch of shortcuts pinned in the start menu, when I click on "All Programs", I have to click "Back" in order to click on the shortcut again.
Also, some of the words get cut off in this new style start menu, and when I mouseover them, Windows 7 automatically scrolls to the right, resulting in not being able to see the first couple characters of the beginning of every word (unless I mouse back over something else).
Hope it's possible | My System Specs |
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05 Feb 2010
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I am not sure if you can actually do that. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Advent OS banned for piracy CPU 2.4Ghz Quad-Core P4 Motherboard FOXCONN A6VMX Memory 4GB Graphics Card 256MB X1200 On-board graphics Sound Card On-board Monitor(s) Displays 19" TFT Mointer Keyboard Usb HP Keyboard Case Mid-tower Hard Drives 500GB WD Hard-drive. |
05 Feb 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x32 Macedonia |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Micro-Star International/MS-7529 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32 CPU DualCore Intel Pentium E2200, 2218 MHz (11 x 202) Motherboard MSI G31M3 V2 (MS-7529) (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16,2 DDR2 DIMM) Memory 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM Graphics Card nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB Sound Card Realtek ALC888/1200 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW (Digital) 22'' LCD Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Hard Drives SAMSUNG HD322IJ ATA Device (298 GB , IDE) |
05 Feb 2010
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It's not possible natively in Win 7. However check out Welcome to Classic Shell
I know it takes away some of what is good of the Vista/Windows 7 start menu but IMO its a much better alternative. You can still pin stuff to the old startmenu the only drawbacks are you lose the quick search bar (if you like it) and recently opened programs list. The writer of Class Shell will possilby implement a recently opened programs listing into classic shell.
EDIT:
Grimmjow beat me to it >.< | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU QX6700 @ 3.2Ghz (temporarily till I get the drive to tweak) Motherboard Asus Maximus Formula Memory 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ PC2-8500 Graphics Card GTX280 Sound Card Auzentech Prelude Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 244T & 940BF Screen Resolution 1920x1200 & 1280x1024 Keyboard Saitech Eclipse II Mouse Logitech G9 PSU Seasonic M-12 700w Case Lian Li PC-6077B Cooling Liquid (D-tek Fuzion 2/DDC+/240GTX) Hard Drives 2 x Hitatchi 7K500 500GB in raid 0 Internet Speed 22Mbit burst - 15 Mbit typical down / 500Kbit up Other Info http://pics.livejournal.com/bun_bun/pic/001c64ww |
05 Feb 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x32 Macedonia |

Quote: Originally Posted by BunBun It's not possible natively in Win 7. However check out Welcome to Classic Shell
I know it takes away some of what is good of the Vista/Windows 7 start menu but IMO its a much better alternative. You can still pin stuff to the old startmenu the only drawbacks are you lose the quick search bar (if you like it) and recently opened programs list. The writer of Class Shell will possilby implement a recently opened programs listing into classic shell.
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Grimmjow beat me to it >.<  I've found it in less then minute, just opened search, here in the forum, and typed the magical words  It sent me in right direction, guys should try that feature of this forum more often, it works in most of the cases,there are a LOT of posts around here 
cheers | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Micro-Star International/MS-7529 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32 CPU DualCore Intel Pentium E2200, 2218 MHz (11 x 202) Motherboard MSI G31M3 V2 (MS-7529) (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16,2 DDR2 DIMM) Memory 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM Graphics Card nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB Sound Card Realtek ALC888/1200 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW (Digital) 22'' LCD Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Hard Drives SAMSUNG HD322IJ ATA Device (298 GB , IDE) |
05 Feb 2010
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Everything about the Win 7 start menu is great, except for the way it displays the programs.
I used to use the run command like a hundred times a day to launch programs, that's changed with the ability to quickly search - I don't even wait for the search results to finish, just type in "calc" and immediately hit enter.
I ran across this website: Get Windows XP Styled Classic All Programs List in Windows Vista and 7 - Tweaking with Vishal Quote: It sent me in right direction, guys should try that feature of this forum more often, it works in most of the cases,there are a LOT of posts around here - The nice thing about additional threads, is that keywords/keyphrases used will not always bring up all the threads.
While this question is specifically dealing with XP and "All Programs", a search for that returned results without XP in the title.
There's nothing wrong with multiple threads, if anything, it helps out the website for search engine rankings. | My System Specs | | |
05 Feb 2010
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The last step says to modify this registry key: Quote: 4. You can also disable the All Programs button in start menu. Open regedit and goto: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value NoStartMenuMorePrograms and set its value to 1
However, I do not currently have this folder: Quote: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Does anyone else have that folder? | My System Specs | | |
05 Feb 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x32 Macedonia |

Quote: Originally Posted by Merlin2000 Quote: It sent me in right direction, guys should try that feature of this forum more often, it works in most of the cases,there are a LOT of posts around here - The nice thing about additional threads, is that keywords/keyphrases used will not always bring up all the threads.
There's nothing wrong with multiple threads, if anything, it helps out the website for search engine rankings. I'm not saying not to ask with new threads and all that. I'm asking to; I mean, there are a lot of smart guys around here, my point was, why not try figure it out by as, you now curiosity and all that  Now, when I'm like scared that I'll mess up something, of course I'll ask, as I said, a lot of SMART guys are hanging around here, and of course I would like to read their opinion.
cheers | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Micro-Star International/MS-7529 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32 CPU DualCore Intel Pentium E2200, 2218 MHz (11 x 202) Motherboard MSI G31M3 V2 (MS-7529) (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16,2 DDR2 DIMM) Memory 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM Graphics Card nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB Sound Card Realtek ALC888/1200 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW (Digital) 22'' LCD Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Hard Drives SAMSUNG HD322IJ ATA Device (298 GB , IDE) |
06 Feb 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by Merlin2000 The last step says to modify this registry key: Quote: 4. You can also disable the All Programs button in start menu. Open regedit and goto: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value NoStartMenuMorePrograms and set its value to 1
However, I do not currently have this folder: Quote: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Does anyone else have that folder? Create it if you dont have it.
I have up to explorer but that key is not in it. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU QX6700 @ 3.2Ghz (temporarily till I get the drive to tweak) Motherboard Asus Maximus Formula Memory 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ PC2-8500 Graphics Card GTX280 Sound Card Auzentech Prelude Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 244T & 940BF Screen Resolution 1920x1200 & 1280x1024 Keyboard Saitech Eclipse II Mouse Logitech G9 PSU Seasonic M-12 700w Case Lian Li PC-6077B Cooling Liquid (D-tek Fuzion 2/DDC+/240GTX) Hard Drives 2 x Hitatchi 7K500 500GB in raid 0 Internet Speed 22Mbit burst - 15 Mbit typical down / 500Kbit up Other Info http://pics.livejournal.com/bun_bun/pic/001c64ww |
08 Feb 2010
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Is it possible to have multiple windows for the All Programs compared to a long list that you have to scroll through? | My System Specs | | Get back XP Style "All Programs" ? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:03 AM. | |